As if Raf Simons could get any cooler, now I find out he too loves EDM like me + countless others. Since Dior is in charge of providing entertainment for this year’s 2-day Guggenheim Gala in November, Raf Simons thought no one would be better than DJ Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman (one of Hawtin’s most […]
Sophia Webster Bugs Out For Spring 2014
(photos: Susie Bubble) For her spring collection, it was obvious why Sophia Webster called it ‘a bug’s slumber party’, full of lots of color, fun + whimsy. Bugs were everywhere, figuratively + literally. Models took on a […]
Christopher Kane Turns Flowers Inside Out For Spring 2014
To even imagine such a feat + then have it executed with such beauty + wit, goes to show you just how imaginative + talented Christopher Kane truly is. Sure, florals have pervaded fashion for decades, but to take the scientific approach, as Kane did for spring, was quite unique. Kane approached the flower in […]
Mary Katrantzou Exposes Her Foot Fetish For Spring 2014
For Mary Katrantzou‘s spring collection, it was all about shoes, particularly men’s brogues, sneakers + ornate evening pumps. Enlarged photo prints of brogues were splattered across simple dresses + shorts whereas sneakers were translated with impressive detail. Up to 28 panels of photo-realistic prints were used on Neoprene + mesh, on scuba dresses + racer-style jackets. […]
JW Anderson Plays With Fabric, Shape + Feel For Spring 2014
(photos: Giovanni Giannoni) I love the look + feel of JW Anderson‘s spring collection. Plenty of looks were represented by odd yet beautiful shapes including a white or black sheer baby doll top with a long skirt, banded to create blouson tiers + a column seersucker dress with an oversized obi belt. But the best […]
For #FlashbackFriday, here’s ‘Gareth Pugh Pitti 2011’, a fashion film by talented filmmaker Ruth Hogben. Inspired by religious iconography + Florentine opulence, this film beautifully begins with baroque illusionistic ceiling painting, since it was projected onto the ceiling of a fourteenth-century church in the heart of Florence, fusing the historical + the futuristic in a one-off […]
Happy Birthday Nan Goldin!
Today is the birthday of one of America’s most genius + fearless photographers – Nan Goldin. Goldin usually tackled love, gender, domesticity + sexuality, usually shot with available light (light source not supplied by photographer). A lot of her pics (above) seemed like candid shots of the subject’s experiences, not made public to anyone else, not even […]
Favorite Looks: Proenza Schouler Spring 2014
(photos: Giovanni Giannini) It’s very evident how West Coast midcentury furniture designers + Arte Povera, the Sixties art movement, influenced Proenza Schouler’s spring collection. Both entrenched in simplicity + nature, the pieces throughout the collection had simple lines + silhouettes mixed with metallic accents. There were crop tops for spring in slight variations including metallic […]